Richard Merriam, CFAFounding Managing Partner

Richard is one of Galliard’s Founding Managing Partners. He is Co-Head of the Investment Committee and is responsible for overseeing asset selection
and strategy formulation for the firm’s fixed income portfolios. Richard also heads the Corporate Sector Team. Richard serves on the firm’s Executive
Management Team, and is also a key leader on the Fixed Income Committee. Under Richard’s guidance since the firm’s inception in 1995, Galliard’s investment team has established a consistent and value-added approach across all investment strategies. Richard earned a B.A. in Economics and English from the University of Michigan and an MBA from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.